Tech Thursday: Gadgets To Make Memorable Family Days Out
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Andy O'Donoghue is going to give us some tech for family days out and this beautiful weather that we're enjoying. And then I look and I see the first thing that he has for us is a barbecue. I hope, Andy, this isn't one of those disposable barbecues that's starting fires around the place.
It is not, Matt. It is the anti-portable barbecue. And the reason I mention this is people do want to cook barbecued food at this time of year, but disposable barbecues under serious pressure because of the current wildfire risk. So the idea of the Charbroil Patio Cube is it is a compact electric barbecue. designed for patios, balconies, campsites, you can plug it in, and gardens if you run a cable. Gives you proper grilled food, but without the charcoal, the gas canisters, or the usual disposable barbecue mess or danger. So it's a tabletop size, and it will reach up to, I think, 320 degrees, so you can put your little pizza oven on it or the pizza stone. And it's kind of designed for two or three people, so a couple or a few kids.
No charcoal, no gas, no open flame, ideal for patios, balconies, and plug-in and go mat. About €220.
And I suppose most campsites do provide you with the electric capabilities, don't they? But you're not going to be bringing this one up the side of a mountain, so it's not going to work up there.
Exactly, yeah.
Okay, right. Now, a power bank. Tell us which one you'd recommend for people who are out and about.
It's just crucial to remember one because, you know, it is likely in this weather and, you know, the weather looks like it's going to hold for another week or so. Fantastic. But long days out, you're going to run out of phone battery. You're going to use up the Bluetooth speaker or your headphones or whatever it is, even a laptop and other devices. So good power bank. There are lots, and we've recommended numerous ones over the years, Matt. But Ugreen make a really good one, but it's a big one. It's 25,000 milliamp. And that gives 145 watt charging.
What is the Charbroil Patio Cube and why is it safer than disposable barbecues?
What that means is you can charge phones, tablets, USB laptops, drones, and you'll charge a few of them at the same time. The real advantage of this is its speed. So this is not just for an emergency phone top up, but this is fast charging. It's a proper portable charging hub. And you have, you know, USB ports to beat the band and, you know, solar chargers, things like that. Now, this is 70 euros, so it's not cheap, but it will keep a family going all day, Matt.
So is this a solar charger, though?
No, it's not.
No, you have to plug this in because you don't like solar chargers, do you?
Well, some of them, you need to buy a really big one and an expensive one to get any decent charge out of it, even at the moment. So this, you know, you'll get this charged in a couple of hours at home, stick it in the car night before, and then it's there ready to go.
Okay. SmartSun UV wristbands. What's this?
These are really useful, and you'll buy them online. And I've asked in a number of pharmacies over the last while if they stock these, and people don't. Now, I used to find these around the country, and they used to be kind of fancy ones made by the cosmetic companies that would connect to an app. But these are just a simple, brilliant solution. So we need to be aware of UVs. And, you know, the index is quite high during the daytime when the sun is out. So this is just a it's a UV wristband and it changes color as you're exposed to UV light. Kind of these ones kind of designed for kids. So you can put it on a kid's wrist and gives the parent or the kids a visible reminder that.
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